The Minister of Mines and Energy, Hon. Obeth Kandjoze, inaugurated the first ever Simulation Training Centre at the Ohorongo Cement Sargberg Plant recently. The centre forms part of the N$50 million total investment which was made into a Composite Cement Plant, a new packaging line and the Simulation Training Centre …

Mining magnate B2Gold Corporation achieved record second quarter and first quarter first-half gold production output which saw production increases by 42%. This is the combined effort of three mines in Africa, one of them in Namibia. According to the Canadian mining outfit last week, the 2015 second quarter highlights included …

Namdeb launched the Zaamwani Surveyor, a purpose built vessel that was acquired to survey the bathymetry of the nearshore portions of the Namdeb mining license areas. The vessel is used by the Survey Section in the Mineral Resource Department and is expected to provide better information with regards to imaging …

One of the most prominent Australian miners in Africa said this recent global equity markets should not under-estimate the economic powerhouse that mining can deliver to the continent. Addressing the Paydirt 2015 Africa Down Under Conference in Perth, Australia, Resolute Mining CEO, John Welborn, told delegates that the business juggernaut …

Australian uranium miner and owner of the Langer Heinrich mine, Paladin recently announced that it would cut costs further following an announcement last week that it was scalling down on its capital expenditure as the mining house adapts to a low uranium spot price. Said Paladin in a statement, “these …

The Confederation of Namibia Fishing Associations recently voiced its concern against proposed marine phosphate mining in the Atlantic seabed off the coast. This comes after Israeli Lev Leviev’s much publicised visit to the country over a month ago. Speaking on behalf of the Confederate, its chairman Matti Amukwa said, “the …

The commissioning of the innovative N$2.7 billion high-tech Sulphuric Acid plant started in early August and is now in full swing and the official opening is scheduled for early next year. The Sulphuric Acid plant is designed to capture off-gases that are rich in sulphur dioxide from copper smelting and …

Energy solutions and investment will be under the lupe at the 4th Annual Africa Infrastructure and Power Forum in Beijing in China on 15 and 16 October. This important meeting once again partners with the China Africa Development Fund, who will be seeking new projects to receive some of the …

As operating and capital costs rise, mining companies must drive financial discipline into their organizations more aggressively. Typical strategies include pinpointing cost drivers to reduce costs at both an enterprise-wide and a functional level, using analytics to improve asset efficiency to better plan and execute maintenance, which improves productivity in …